Acme vs. Summit — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Acme and Summit
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Acme
The highest point, as of achievement or development
Reached the acme of her career.
Summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
Acme
A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
Summit
The highest point of a hill or mountain
She climbed back up the path towards the summit
Acme
A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point.
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Summit
A meeting between heads of government
Two binding treaties were agreed at the summit
A summit meeting
Acme
(rare) Full bloom or reproductive maturity.
Summit
Reach the summit of (a mountain or hill)
In 2013, 658 climbers summited Everest
They started climbing at 3:45 a.m. and summited at 8:45 p.m.
Acme
(medicine) crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness.
Summit
The highest point or part; the top.
Acme
Alternative case form of Acme, particularly as a threading format.
Summit
The highest level or degree that can be attained.
Acme
The top or highest point; the culmination.
The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry.
The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy.
Summit
The highest level, as of government officials.
Acme
The crisis or height of a disease.
Summit
A conference or meeting of high-level leaders, usually called to shape a program of action.
Acme
Mature age; full bloom of life.
Summit
To climb to the summit of (a mountain).
Acme
The highest level or degree attainable;
His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
The artist's gifts are at their acme
At the height of her career
The peak of perfection
Summer was at its peak
...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
The summit of his ambition
So many highest superlatives achieved by man
At the top of his profession
Summit
To climb to the summit.
Acme
The highest point (of something);
At the peak of the pyramid
Summit
(countable) A peak; the topmost point or surface, as of a mountain.
In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta.
Summit
(countable) A gathering or assembly of leaders.
They met for an international summit on environmental issues.
Summit
To reach the summit of a mountain.
Summit
Something
I need to get summit to eat.
Summit
The top; the highest point.
Fixed on the summit of the highest mount.
Summit
The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as, the summit of human fame.
Summit
The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated.
Summit
The highest level or degree attainable;
His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
The artist's gifts are at their acme
At the height of her career
The peak of perfection
Summer was at its peak
...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
The summit of his ambition
So many highest superlatives achieved by man
At the top of his profession
Summit
The top point of a mountain or hill;
The view from the peak was magnificent
They clambered to the summit of Monadnock
Summit
A meeting of heads of governments
Summit
Reach the summit of a mountain;
Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit
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